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Cabinet Office: Winners of the 2016 Queen's Award for Voluntary Service announced
CAB: 1% cap on pension exit charges too high – (CAB: Extra Energy records worst ever score in complaints league table ~ CAB: People putting themselves at risk by debt decisions)
Charity Commission: Consultation on the external scrutiny of charity accounts (CC32) – (Charity Commission: Regulator highlights advice on giving safely during Ramadan ~ Charity Commission: Trustees must ensure fundraising reflects their charity’s values, says regulator)
ScotGov: £1.1m to recruit volunteers – (ScotGov: £350K to support community ownership ~ ScotGov: Call to increase community ownership)
LGA: Vulnerable & disadvantaged could be left with nowhere to live under benefit cap, warn councils
Scotland Office: UK Government recognises Scottish volunteers
NHS England: Volunteering is a work of heart! ~ NHS England: Even volunteers have their Knockers ~ Chief Nursing Officer pays tribute to nation’s health volunteers ~ Volunteering helps people and helps me too ~ Hospital volunteering in the 21st century ~ There’s something about Mary – Janice Holt ~ Giving something back to those who helped me so much – Paris Dehghani ~ Voluntary service born out of crisis – Jenny Brumby ~ Credit to Gillian for giving up her time – Angela Barrago ~ Volunteering has been so fulfilling – Paul Box & Jane Obonyo)
Sport England: Stats show upsurge in people doing sport
EHCR: Home Secretary challenged for cutting benefits to Scottish Asylum Seekers
English Heritage: New museum opens at Rievaulx Abbey – (EH: 1066 arrow hunt launched)
Dstl: Supporting Volunteers’ Week with a boatload of data
Cancer Research UK: Scientists tear down pancreatic cancer's defences
BHF: Heart failure hospital visits increase by over a third in a decade
Homeless Link: Crisis - We need your help to reform England’s homelessness legislation – (HL: “It cost us $1m not to do something about Murray…” ~ Homeless Link: Refreshing perspectives - peer research with people who have multiple needs)
CNPA: CNC officers raise over £2,000 for local charity
Ordnance Survey: New OS Three Peaks map
eHealth Week focuses on patients
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